Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s record deal pushes MLB further towards first billion-dollar contract
Major League Baseball's financial ceiling continues to rise, sharply. Over the past two offseasons, a series of jaw-dropping contracts have reset the standard for what elite players can expect to earn. Shohei Ohtani gets rare comment from Donald Trump at the White House Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is reshaping MLB contractsFirst, Shohei Ohtani made headlines with his 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers, a historic contract structured with heavy deferrals. Then Juan Soto topped that with a $765 million, 15-year deal with the Mets. Now, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has entered the conversation with a massive extension of his own, and it may be the clearest sign yet that baseball's first billion-dollar contract is inching closer to reality.Guerrero's new 14-year, $500 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays comes with an unusual twist: a reported $325 million portion labeled a "signing […]